B.C. ensemble performs in Lunenburg

Musique Royale presents the British Columbia Boys Choir with special guest Abbotsford Virtuosi on Tuesday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. in St. John’s Anglican Church, Lunenburg.

The concert, titled O Canada Our Home: Songs and Stories of Canada, is part of their 45th anniversary national tour.

The internationally acclaimed four-part boys choir, under artistic director Tony Araujo, has a demanding repertoire, from Gregorian chant to contemporary works. Its 100 members hail from the Vancouver area and range in age from seven to 24.

The tour will feature 40 young voices as well as Abbotsford Virtuosi, all of whom are to be featured guests in the Canada Day concert on Parliament Hill before their Lunenburg performance.

Music includes North West Passage, Song for the Mira, This is My Home, Song for Canada, Wood River, J’entends le Moulin, Frobisher Bay and a newly commissioned piece, Go Into the Glory of the Woods, by Vancouver composer Brian Tate.

The Abbotsford Virtuosi take the stage with Prairie Swing, Nickel Rag by Larry Nickel, Canticle for an Angel by Michael Conway Baker and more.

Tickets are $20, $10 for students, and are available in advance at Shop on the Corner, 263 Lincoln St., Lunenburg (cash only); by calling 634-9994 or stjartsalliance@eastlink.ca and at the door.